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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 24 p4p, 3 weight class) and Pekka Toivonen (ranked 25 p4p, 5 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tyrone Jones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo. This should be fireworks!
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182 cm
35
185 lbs
38 - 11 - 1 |
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193 cm
30
189 lbs
23 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
38 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Toivonen! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! An inside leg kick lands from Toivonen. Tyrone Jones slips under a jab from Toivonen. Tyrone Jones has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight. Tyrone Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones throws a lazy right hand but Toivonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Tyrone Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Toivonen only half commits to the counter leg kick. Tyrone Jones throws a big shot that misses. Toivonen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Toivonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyrone Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily. Toivonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toivonen on the wrong end of a nice hook. Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tyrone Jones throws a right and a left that Toivonen avoids nicely. Tyrone Jones cracks Toivonen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Toivonen misses with a hook. Tyrone Jones ducked under it nicely. A slow jab from Tyrone Jones misses its intended target. Tyrone Jones thows a left - swing and a miss! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The crowd cheers as Toivonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tyrone Jones doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Russell Tyrone Jones has been cut. Toivonen jabs Tyrone Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance. A big right from Tyrone Jones misses. Toivonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toivonen.
Tyrone Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Toivonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round. Toivonen misses with a kick to the body.
Tyrone Jones avoids the body shot from Toivonen.
Tyrone Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Toivonen slips a straight right by Tyrone Jones. Tyrone Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Toivonen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Tyrone Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Pekka Toivonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Tyrone Jones lands a head kick. Toivonen smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Toivonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Tyrone Jones. That's going to slow Toivonen down. Tyrone Jones swings for the body but Toivonen moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Toivonen takes a shot right to the bread basket. Nice defenses there by Toivonen. Toivonen tries a quick counter leg kick but Tyrone Jones is wise to it. Tyrone Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Toivonen on the wrong end of a nice hook. Tyrone Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Tyrone Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Toivonen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Tyrone Jones feints and then cracks Toivonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Toivonen down. A swing and a miss from Toivonen. Toivonen scores with the left hand. Tyrone Jones knows he should have avoided that one. Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick but Toivonen moved away. Tyrone Jones scores with a leg kick.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toivonen moves away. Toivonen blocks a leg kick. A clash of legs there as Toivonen blocks the low kick. Toivonen connects with a crisp jab. Tyrone Jones scores with a nice head shot. Tyrone Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toivonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyrone Jones to score with a decent uppercut. Toivonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tyrone Jones's sensitive parts. Toivonen throws a nice outside leg kick. Toivonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Toivonen throws a big shot that misses. Tyrone Jones misses with a body shot.
Tyrone Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Tyrone Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toivonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Toivonen lands a big uppercut and Tyrone Jones crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tyrone Jones looks OK. Toivonen waves Tyrone Jones back to his feet! Tyrone Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Toivonen is just out of range. Tyrone Jones throws a low kick, looking for Toivonen's leg but Toivonen calmly moves out of range. Toivonen misses with a straight left. Tyrone Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Toivonen misses with a body shot.
Tyrone Jones lands a body shot.
Tyrone Jones loads up on a big right hand but Toivonen slips the punch. Tyrone Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Toivonen's shoulder, as Toivonen tries to avoid the shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Toivonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyrone Jones throws out the jab. Tyrone Jones slips a jab from Toivonen. Tyrone Jones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Tyrone Jones stuns Toivonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Toivonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tyrone Jones checks it well. Toivonen misses with a low kick. Toivonen misses with an uppercut. Toivonen throws out a loose jab but Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid it. Toivonen misses with a straight right. Tyrone Jones changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Toivonen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tyrone Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Toivonen lands with a hook. Tyrone Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Russell Tyrone Jones's cut is getting worse. Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick and Toivonen counters with a straight right hand. Tyrone Jones misses with an uppercut. Toivonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tyrone Jones misses with a wild body shot. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Toivonen - that will leave a mark!
Tyrone Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toivonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Tyrone Jones catches Toivonen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Toivonen thuds his shin into the meat of Tyrone Jones's side. Toivonen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Tyrone Jones throws a body shot but no joy. Tyrone Jones is looking to wear down Toivonen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Tyrone Jones misses with a hook
and Toivonen counters with a lovely straight right hand! Tyrone Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Tyrone Jones misses with a hook. Toivonen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyrone Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toivonen manages to avoid it. Toivonen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Tyrone Jones throws a lazy right hand but Toivonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Toivonen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Toivonen misses with a hook. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Tyrone Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Toivonen throws a shot from downtown. Tyrone Jones moves away and avoids it. Tyrone Jones throws a low kick, looking for Toivonen's leg but Toivonen calmly moves out of range. Nice cross by Tyrone Jones. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Russell Tyrone Jones will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Russell Tyrone Jones's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A good leg kick by Tyrone Jones. Toivonen lands a big right hand that sends Tyrone Jones crashing to the mat! Toivonen stays standing though and waves Tyrone Jones back to his feet!
Tyrone Jones is rocked! Tyrone Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Oh Tyrone Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Toivonen throws the left hand but Tyrone Jones avoids the punch easily. Tyrone Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Toivonen. Tyrone Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Toivonen. Toivonen obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action! Tyrone Jones moves out of range as Toivonen strikes. Pekka Toivonen seems to be getting the better of the standup. Toivonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones seems to have got his legs back now. Tyrone Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Toivonen's head. A chopping leg kick lands by Toivonen. Toivonen circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Tyrone Jones drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Toivonen follows Tyrone Jones to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Toivonen! A very excited looking Pekka Toivonen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. Russell Tyrone Jones spoke after the fight, saying 'Wu Tang is for the children. We teach the children... Wu Tang fuh eva!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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